Starting off as a rapper, he decided to sing too.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Definitely, because all fans know that the rapper lost his eye because of childhood glaucoma.įetty Wap started pursuing his music career in 2013, and he comes from a real musical family. The user used the number 1738 and a moniker to make this conclusion. Twitter posts presented a weird breakdown of numbers linked to the Bible verses that indicate that Fetty Wap had to give his eye to the Illuminati. Some people believe that the Illuminati control everything, but now their conspiracy theory goes far because it gets the rapper in the fray. His smash-hit “Trap Queen” opens with this name too, which means that they are the best and finest, as the rapper explains.įetty Wap and the Illuminati. squad is named Remy Boyz 1738 after Remy Martin cognac. That’s why he had to postpone his US tour dates due to doctors’ orders. Now his health condition has stabilized, but he still needs to recuperate. He was hit while riding his favorite motorcycle, and was allegedly responsive while being loaded into an ambulance. The rapper was involved in a serious road accident on September 16, 2015, in his hometown. It’s interesting that, as a boy, the future rapper sang and played the piano and drums in a church, so his interest in music appeared quite early.įetty Wap attended Eastside High School in Paterson and was raised in a housing project with his mother and brother. He was born Willie Maxwell and named after his grandfather who was a pastor at Solomon’s Temple Church in his home city. He was nicknamed “Fetty” (slang for money) because he was known for an ability to earn cash, and “Wap” was added as a tribute to his idol, rapper Gucci Mane, who is also known as Guwop. The rapper only comments his famous face tattoos because they mean the most to him – his son and his squad. He has numerous tattoos over his body, and they all have different meanings (some of them are not revealed even to fans). He even inspired a young fan, Jayden Vaden, to remove his prosthetic eye. When he was a child, he developed congenital glaucoma in both eyes, but the good news is that doctors succeeded to save one, so the rapper still has his vision. It’s the most popular question asked by people, and Wap must be tired of answering it. He also stresses that he doesn’t wear the flag for the image or looks. Fetty appreciates and keeps researching this culture while claiming that he loves Haitian people. He is not a Haitian contrary to a popular belief, and he likes wearing a Haitian flag as a tribute to the late grandmother of his daughter’s mother who had passed away. He is rapper’s friend who also runs RGT Productions (the rapper is signed to this label too). If you wonder who the guy who delivers the outro at the end of Fetty Wap’s famous song “Trap Queen” is, here’s the answer. Unfortunately, the couple broke up once the girl decided to leave for her college. Yes, in one interview Fetty confirmed that this song was about his current partner. Initially, Maxwell positioned himself exclusively as a rapper, but later he began to sing, saying that he "wanted to do something different from anything else." It was nicknamed Fetty (slang for money), and Wap was added to honor Gucci Mane's nickname GuWop. In one of his interviews, he said that doctors were unable to save his left eye, and instead an ocular prosthesis was installed. Maxwell suffers from juvenile glaucoma in both eyes from early childhood. He is signed with 300 Entertainment and has released the first studio album this year. Singer and songwriter Willie Maxwell, better known by his stage name Fetty Wap, was born on Jin Paterson, New Jersey. His friends and relatives know him as Willie Maxwell II famous for his hit single “Trap Queen” that got the second place on Hot 100 charts. Fetty Wap has become a new hip-hop hope of 2015, and this Paterson rapper has made a huge leap in this career, from getting such celebrities as Beyonce and Jay-Z bouncing to his song to topping Billboard charts.